missile

Other forms of missile

plural

missiles·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about missile

What does missile mean?

missile means "a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in missile?

missile has 2 syllables: mi-ssile. The stress falls on "mi". In IPA it is /ˈmɪsəl/.

What is another word for missile?

Close synonyms include projectile. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is missile a common word?

missile is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with missile?

1 word rhymes with missile. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.